Epic games articles

As impressive as Google’s Daydream VR platform appears, not everyone jumped out of their chairs in excitement when it was announced. It does, after all, appear to be a variation of that other Smartphone-powered system: the Samsung Gear VR.
…

Tim Sweeney, the co-founder of Gears of War maker Epic Games, has launched a blistering attack on Microsoft over its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) initiative. In an op-ed he penned for The Guardian, Sweeney claimed that UWP is “the most…

Epic Games, the company behind Unreal Tournament and Gears of War, has announced its latest game - Paragon. Aside from a fairly vague teaser site, the company hasn’t said very much about the title. The only things we know for…

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition has already been released on Xbox One, but when the remastered version of the original Gears of War game hits PC in the near future, it will bring even better graphics and a whole collection…

If you’ve been lucky enough to try out Epic Games’ brand of virtual reality over the past year or so, you likely did so using its “Showdown” demo. In the event you haven’t experienced it, well, now’s your chance (assuming…

Former Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski recently revealed new details regarding what will be the first game from his 40-person studio, Boss Key. Accompanying the announcement was a CG and live-action trailer which coincidentally, is the type he dissed…

The creators of Unreal Engine are the latest victims of internet hackers according to an email sent to their forum users yesterday. According to Epic, registration information including usernames, passwords, email addresses and dates of birth may have been obtained…

It’s no secret that Microsoft has been working on an unannounced remake of Gears of War for the Xbox One after acquiring the franchise from Epic Games last year. Even still, Microsoft would like details of unannounced titles to remain…

Epic Games made history at last year’s Game Developers Conference when it opened its Unreal Engine 4 up to all via a monthly subscription model. At this year’s conference, the company is doing away with monthly licensing fees and making…

Well known for its Gears of War series, Epic Games is also a driving force in the gaming industry because of its popular Unreal Engine platform. Founder Tim Sweeney and the rest of the folks at Epic have decided to…

Four hackers have been charged with breaching the computer networks of major technology companies and the US Army, and stealing more than $100 million in intellectual property, the US Department of Justice revealed yesterday.

After teasing us a week ago, former Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski has revealed plans for his next game. BlueStreak (the current running name) will be a free-to-play sci-fi PC arena shooter created by Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee under…

Crytek followed in the footsteps of Epic Games by offering their game development engine available to anyone through an affordable subscription model last month. The move was viewed by many as an evolution in game development – make engines available to virtually…

Earlier this month, Epic Games announced the next installment in the Unreal Tournament franchise. The team started from a blank slate and now less than three weeks later, we have a look at the game’s very first deathmatch.

It turns out that Epic Games may have created an entirely new way into the market for professional and aspiring game developers alike when they made Unreal Engine 4 available to all via an affordable monthly subscription model earlier this year.

Unreal Tournament fans, listen up! Epic Games over the weekend took to Twitter to announce the franchise will take the first step in its return later this week. That’s in stark contrast to comments made by Epic founder Tim Sweeney…

During a speaking engagement at a Game Developers Conference event earlier today, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney revealed an entirely different take on the company’s business model as it pertains to the use of Unreal Engine 4.

Mozilla and Epic Games have teamed up to bring Unreal Engine 4 to Firefox, expanding on the various graphics libraries the web browser supports. Mozilla added Unreal Engine 3 support to Firefox back in March 2013, so it's no surprise…

Microsoft on Monday revealed plans to purchase the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will include all current and future games as well as merchandise and entertainment experiences according to a blog post…

During a recent roundtable discussion at the UK Game Horizon conference, Epic Games vice president Mark Rein said next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony will fully embrace the free-to-play model that use in-game purchases to generate revenue. He said…